If you want to improve your negotiation skills, start with your communication skills. Negotiation is all about communication: what to say, how to say it, and when to say it—if you should say anything ...

If you learn some of these hard lessons in communication, you’ll build a reputation as a strong negotiator. If you want to improve your negotiation skills, start with your communication skills.

Dictionary.com defines negotiation as “mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement." As a CEO, I negotiate day in and day out. Whether the topic is a business deal or ...

Damali Peterman, left, is the author of "Be Who You Are to Get What You Want: A New Way to Negotiate for Anyone Who's Ever Been Underestimated." She joined Shazi Visram, founder of Healthynest and ...